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The officers of a yacht club may fly various burgees appropriate to their rank: for example, the commodore may fly a swallow-tailed version of the club burgee (and the vice- and rear-commodores the same, but distinguished by the addition of one or two balls respectively at the canton). A past-commodore may also be given a distinctively-shaped flag.
Main article: Banderole A small flag or streamer carried on the lance of a knight, or a long, narrow flag flown from the masthead of a ship. Banner Main article: Banner Generically, a synonym for a flag of any kind, and in heraldry specifically, a square or rectangular flag whose design is identical to the shield of a coat of arms ; also denominated a banner of arms. Burgee Main article ...
A white burgee divided by a red Saint George's Cross with the shield from the arms of the Duchy of Cornwall in the canton. 1965: Padstow Sailing Club: A white burgee defaced with a red-and-white fish and surrounded by a blue border. 1939–1990s: Penzance Sailing Club: A white burgee defaced with a black skull and crossbones. [8] 1990s ...
A pig stick (occasionally pigstick [1] or pig-stick [2]) is a staff that carries a flag or pennant, usually the burgee of the boat owner's yacht club or private signal, above a mast of a sailboat. [3]
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Peter was diligent in researching the often-neglected field of maritime flags and became the world's top reference in the study of burgees. The Burgee Data Archive published “The Private Signal”, a periodical vexillological journal, and was accepted as a member of the International Federation of Vexillological Associations in 1997. [2] [3]
Flag Dates used Greek text English translation Asturias –present Α ω: Alpha omega: Chania –present ΔΗΜΟΣ ΧΑΝΙΩΝ: MUNICIPALITY OF CHANIA: Corfu –present ΔΗΜΟΣ ΚΕΡΚΥΡΑΙΩΝ: MUNICIPALITY OF CORFU: Hydra: 1821–present 1. Η ΤΑΝ Η ΕΠΙ ΤΑΣ 2. 1821: 1. EITHER WITH IT OR ON IT 2. 1821: Kastellorizo: 1821 ...